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From: bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Bob Church)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: posting news (was Re: A2-central...AUGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!)
Summary: More to A2 than the mag
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Date: 24 Aug 89 03:23:21 GMT
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Actually, your initial reaction to A2-Central is understandable.
I was a very disappointed at first but since I had subscribed for
a year and was too lazy to cancel I kept getting it. After a few 
issues I came to be a believer! For one thing, articles that didn't
have any real value in the past came in handy at times. A problem would
come up and I'd remember that I'd read about it in A2. ( they have a 
very handy index for just that reason). One of their undocumented 
features is their personal help with computer problems. I have had
two occasions in which I could not get helpful answers from anyone
and I then wrote to A2 about them. The interesting thing was that
in both cases, even though my question weren't printed I received
personal letters from the editors solving my problems. I mentioned
owning an Imagewriter LQ and a //c once ( bragging really) and they
later forwarded a letter from another subscriber who was having 
problems that I had answers to. In short, subscribing to A2 is more
like joining a club with the mag serving as a newsletter.   
My reactions to problems with mail order companies is much like yours
and I can appreciate your being ticked off, but you really might consider
giving A2 another shot.